Improvement in bale-ties



9. 0. CLARKE. Bale-Tie.

No. 209,958. Patented Nov. 19,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFIOE.

GEORGE C. CLARKE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

- IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 209,958, dated November19, 1878; application filed August 14, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. CLARKE, of Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Bale-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is asectional view of a bale-tie embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe slotted end of the band. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cleatdetached. Fig. atis a top, and Fig. 5 an end, and Fig. 6 a bottom viewof the cleat detached from the band. Fig. 7 is a view illustrating themanner of inserting the cleat in the slot, partly in section to show asecond method of attachin g the cleat to the band.

Like letters refer to like parts wherever they occur.

My invention relates to certain improvements in bale-ties, hereinafterdescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

I will now proceed to describe my invention, so that others skilled inthe art to which it appertains may apply the same.

In the drawing, A and B represent the ends of a bale-tie, one providedwith a rectangular cleat and the other slotted to receive the cleat.bindicates the rectangular cleat, somewhat less in length than the slotwhich it is to enter. Said cleat is preferably tapered at its forwardend,as at c, in order that the band may not be unnecessarily weakened bythe size of slot required, and is provided with flanges or lugs d, whichproject laterally, so as to take under the band, and are, by preference,inclined or wedge-shaped, as shown, so as to permit the cleat to enterthe slot readily, and at the same time preserve the contact of theband-surfaces and prevent the disengagement of the parts.

The heel of cleat b may be notched, as at e, to engage with the edge ofthe slot, and thus aid the inclined flanges in preserving the contact ofthe band ends. This cleat will preferably be made of malleable iron, andcan be secured to the band end B (which is usually reinforced by awasher or otherwise, as at Ii) by either an oblong rivet, W, or by aseries of the slots at the widest part, a. The cleat end I of the bandis then brought down against the slotted end, which carries the flanges(1 forward, forcing the wedge end of the cleat into the narrowed portionf of the slot, so that the flanges d take well under the slotted end ofthe band. As the cleat rides forward the heel of the lug settles in theslot, and the notch 0 takes the edge of the slot, assisting thewedge-flanges to perfect the tie or look.

The advantages of my invention are, first, great security, as the lockor tie cannot become unfastened until the cleat-band assumes theposition shown in Fig. 7, which position it cannot assume accidentally;secondly, the readiness with which the tie can be loosened by prying upthe cleat end of the band; thirdly, the strength obtained by the mannerof shaping the cleat and slot; finally, the simplicity and reduced costof manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The rectangular cleat, slightly less in length than the slot withwhich it is to engage, and having side flanges at its forward portion,which flanges are non-registering, or incapable of registering with theslot when the cleat is wholly within the slot, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

2. A bale-tie cleat having a rectangular body wedge-shaped at itsforward end, and having the wedge-shaped flanges on the two sides of thewedge end of the cleat, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A rectangular cleat for bale-ties, said underlapping of the flangeswithout weaken ing the band, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I, the said GEORGE O. CLARKE, have hereunto set myhand.

GEORGE O. CLARKE.

- Witnesses:

J NO. 0. WEBB, WILLIAM E. CLARKE.

